The U.S. has identified the 100th American service member from remains handed over by North Korea, the Pentagon has announced, promoting it as the direct result of a landmark 2018 agreement between Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un.
In a video message delivered on Tuesday, U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announced that the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) had identified the fallen soldier as Army 1st Lt. William H. Hott.
The U.S. has identified the 100th American service member from remains handed over by North Korea, the Pentagon has announced, promoting it as the direct result of a landmark 2018 agreement between Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un.
In a video message delivered on Tuesday, U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announced that the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) had identified the fallen soldier as Army 1st Lt. William H. Hott.
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